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stig124
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 Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:17 pm Post subject: `/usr/src/linux` symlink not created |
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Hello,
Currently at the part just before `make menuconfig`, I kinda struggle
I've | Code: | | emerge --ask sys-kernel/gentoo-sources |
and successfully but the symlink is not made :
The linux-{version} is here with no issues
| Code: | ls -lah /usr/src/
total 4.0K
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 47 Jun 13 01:08 .
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 158 Jun 11 16:34 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jun 11 16:28 .keep
drwxr-xr-x 25 root root 4.0K Jun 13 01:06 linux-5.10.27-gentoo |
But not the symlink.
I made it myself using | Code: | | ln -sf /usr/src/linux-5.10.27-gentoo/ /usr/src/linux |
| Code: | total 4.0K
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 60 Jun 13 01:08 .
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 158 Jun 11 16:34 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jun 11 16:28 .keep
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Jun 13 01:08 linux -> /usr/src/linux-5.10.27-gentoo/
drwxr-xr-x 25 root root 4.0K Jun 13 01:06 linux-5.10.27-gentoo |
Is it bad or not to do that?
Nicolas <stig124> FORMICHELLA |
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Anon-E-moose
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| Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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eselect kernel
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figueroa
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| Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 2:35 am Post subject: |
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You did perfectly. Gentoo doesn't know which kernel you want to use.
Or you can use USE=symlink on Gentoo sources:
| Code: | $ euse -i symlink
global use flags (searching: symlink)
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[- ] symlink - Force kernel ebuilds to automatically update the /usr/src/linux symlink
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I wouldn't do that.
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:37 am Post subject: |
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stig124,
or maintain the symlink by hand.
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wjb
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| Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:10 am Post subject: |
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To see what the choice is:
| Code: | # eselect kernel list
Available kernel symlink targets:
[1] linux-5.10.27-gentoo *
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Then to set the symlink:
| Code: | | # eselect kernel set 1 |
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Hu
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| Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Depending on what you will install later, you may not need the symlink at all. The symlink is a convenience so that you and some programs can do /usr/src/linux/path and assume that it will be valid and relevant to the administrator's chosen kernel. If you don't use any programs like that, you could do without the symlink. |
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